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Events in Indigenous Librarianship Book Awards

Tribal Libraries/Archives/Museums: High Points and Opportunities Dr. Loriene Roy (White Earth Anishinabe), Professor, School of Information, UT-Austin (loriene@ischool.utexas.edu). Events in Indigenous Librarianship Book Awards.

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Events in Indigenous Librarianship Book Awards

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  1. Tribal Libraries/Archives/Museums: High Points and OpportunitiesDr. Loriene Roy (White Earth Anishinabe), Professor, School of Information, UT-Austin(loriene@ischool.utexas.edu)

  2. Events in Indigenous LibrarianshipBook Awards • 2010 American Indian Youth Literature Award (http://www.ailanet.org/)

  3. First Nations Communities Read Program 2010-2011 • Bilingual: • English/ Miâkmaq or • French/ Miâkmaq • + CD with readings and music by Dr. Buffy Sainte-Marie

  4. 2010 Ngä Kupu Ora Mäori Book Awards (Massey University)

  5. Website and Digitization Effortshttp://www.talkstorytogether.org • Storytime ideas • Tips for families • Tips for libraries • Book lists • American Indian Library Association • Asian/Pacific American Librarians Association

  6. Continuing websites: http://iportal.usask.ca/

  7. Segenat Children and Youth Library, Mekelle, Tigray Region, Ethiopia Left to right: Meheret, Ende, Birhan, Endesh, Selam, and Adom. Great progress was made by Ato Yohannes Gebregeorgis, Founder and Executive Director of Ethiopia Reads, in setting up the Segenat Children and Youth Library in Mekelle, Tigray Region, Ethiopia, which will be dedicated on August 22, 2010. Of great assistance were these capable women and students, for all of whom this will be their first library position.

  8. Programs: Ira H. Hayes Memorial Library, Arizona, USA • Reading program, incentives, solar oven demonstration on the Gila River Reservation for the Akmiel O’otham (Pima) and Pee Posh (Maricopa) community members.

  9. St. Stephens Indian School/ High School Library, Wyoming, USA • Safety Fair in the library • ‘Alive at 25’ driving class • Mock car crash • Hunting safety • Safe parenting • Internet safety • Law enforcement; FBI

  10. Operation Teen Book Drop, 15 April 2010 • 10,000 new books to teens on Native reservations and Tribal Lands across the USA • Coordinated by Readergirlz, the Young Adult Library Services Association, GuysLitWire, and a new partner, If I Can Read, I Can Do Anything, a national reading club for Native children.

  11. Library of Congress (LC) Law Classification New classification schedule on Law and Sociology of the Indigenous Peoples in the Americas (Classes KIA-KIP: North America)

  12. WIPO, July 2010 • Member states drafting a ‘legal instrument’ for ‘traditional cultural expressions.’ • http://keionline.org/sites/default/files/WIPOexpertTCEtext4instrument.pdf

  13. ALA, USA • Librarianship and Traditional Cultural Expressions: Nurturing Understanding and Respect (http://wo.ala.org/tce/)

  14. TALM, USA, October 2009

  15. Te Ropu Whakahau:hui-a-tau at Onuku marae, March 2010 • Annual meeting of the Maori Library and Information Management group

  16. TCULA, Montana, USA, June 2010

  17. 7th International Indigenous Librarians Forum • 4-7 April 2011 • @ the Sami Parliament in Karasjok, Norway • Theme: “Indigenous Wisdom and Communication”

  18. New Gatherings Planned • Wisconsin, USA, statewide meetings for TLAM • 6 meetings over 3 years • Alaska Division of Libraries, Archives and Museums • 2011: summit • Strategic plan • Web site • Workshops

  19. New Scholarships: San Jose State University, CA, USA • Circle of Learning • 17 American Indian/Alaskan Native students • Financial support, mentoring, career advice, field experiences, interactions with leaders

  20. IFLA SIG Task Forces • Outreach to Indigenous Librarians Worldwide http://www.ifla.org/files/indigenous-matters/publications/action-plan.pdf

  21. Protocols Task Force • IFLA SIG website: • ATSILIRN • ANKN • ALA’s draft TCE • Maatatua • SAA draft protocols

  22. Developmental Issues/Key Questions • Definitions: Indigenous peoples: “The task force recommends a broad and inclusive understanding of the term reflecting the approach of the United Nations.”

  23. TF Recommendations: • 1. Establish trust; build relationships • 2. Invite/include indigenous patrons • 3. Reading; info-literacy • 4. Performance arts • 5. Teach research; publishing • 6. Acquisitions • 7. Collaborate; consult • 8. Coordinator/liaison • 9. Recruit; train; educate • 10. Encourage/assist publishing • 11. Websites • 12. Directory of contacts • 13. Guides/indexes • 14. Workshops for non-Indigenous

  24. Next … • Language TF • Review of IFLA documents TF • New IFLA Publication under development: “Library Services to Indigenous Populations: Protocols and Case Studies”

  25. International Core Elements • Indigenous knowledge core elements in the IFLA Guidelines for Professional Library/Information

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